Overall Reflection:
Over the past week, I could clearly see a pattern- other than the days on which I stayed home and wore leisure outfits and did not care about what I wore, I opted out of fancy-looking clothes, and wore what I find to be comfortable. I had two reoccurring themes in my dress practice log over the week- the first was the comfortability of the outfits I wore during the week. The second was my desire to stay in leisure clothing during the days I did not have a prior obligation outside the house. Both themes can be translated into comfortability.
I noticed these themes even before I started my practice log- I always knew that I prefer to wear what I find comfortable, than to wear what is anticipated from me. I don’t think I have learned anything new about my relationship with clothing and the body- yet I do think that not many people will change their overall times of dressing on a daily basis, and will stay true to a few that they are comfortable with.
Susan Kaiser wrote about the negotiations that occur in fashion-“(t)he meanings of appearance styles are negotiated in everyday social life through interactions with others.” With my desire to try and be as comfortable as I can be in what I wear and who I am, I have to still remember that I am judged daily by an industry that I want to a part of. And so, I try to elevate my style in order to feel comfortable in my own skin as well as in my own clothes.
